any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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Broader terms: instrumentality, instrumentation
Narrower terms: bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse, basket, handbasket, bin, bowl, pipe bowl, box, bread-bin, breadbox, bunker, can, tin, tin can, canister, cannister, capsule, cargo container, case, display case, showcase, vitrine, cassette, cup, cylinder, dice cup, dice box, dish, dispenser, drawer, Dumpster, empty, envelope, glass, drinking glass, grab bag, magnetic bottle, mailer, manger, trough, measure, mold, mould, cast, package, parcel, pan, pod, fuel pod, pot, flowerpot, powder horn, powder flask, receptacle, reliquary, saltcellar, savings bank, coin bank, money box, bank, scuttle, coal scuttle, shaker, spoon, storage ring, thimble, time capsule, vessel, wastepaper basket, waste-paper basket, wastebasket, waste basket, circular file, watering can, watering pot, wheeled vehicle, workbasket, workbox, workbag